People are not happy that Bill Nye the 'Science Guy' is going to Trump's State of the Union

A science guy is heading to Capitol Hill to watch an anti-science president address the nation on Tuesday. 

Bill Nye the "Science Guy" is going to watch President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in person, and of course, not everyone is happy about it.

More than 28,000 signatures have been added to a petition asking that Nye refuse to attend the State of the Union. 

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"Bill, please be the Science Guy, not the Bigoted Climate Denial Guy," the petition reads.

Part of what's fueling the uproar around Nye attending the speech is the fact that he was invited to the address by Congressman Jim Bridenstine, Republican of Oklahoma, Trump's contentious pick to lead NASA.  Read more...

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